• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 days ago

      If you have potatoes or onions in your diet, you’re probably safe.

      It’s hilariously easy to not get scurvy unless you’re on a 18th century ship, an arctic expedition, or trying to get it.

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          Looks like I’m in the clear!

          Unironically probably yes, even if that was all your intake. The amount of Vitamin C you need to prevent scurvy is incredibly small. It really is a disease you can’t get unless you’re trying for it anymore. Like, fries and onion rings have like 2 mg of Vitamin C per serving, and you only need 10 mg a day to stave off scurvy.

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      Legend has it that you can drink beer instead. A decent IPA should do it, or a bunch of decent IPAs and you won’t care